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Are the Japanese unique? Evidence from household saving and bequest behavior
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2016
by culture and social norms by examining their saving and bequest behavior. To summarize our main findings, we find that … the Japanese are not a saving-loving people and that their saving behavior is not governed by culture and social norms …, we argue that these findings do not necessarily mean that culture and social norms do not matter. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011564954
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Religion and Innovation
Benabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2015
In earlier work (Bénabou, Ticchi and Vindigni 2013) we uncovered a robust negative association between religiosity and patents per capita, holding across countries as well as US states, with and without controls. In this paper we turn to the individual level, examining the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010531672
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The entrepreneurial culture: guiding principles of the self-employed
Noseleit, Florian - 2008
What makes entrepreneurs different? Using a cross-country dataset, this paper explores essential parts of the value system of entrepreneurs in Western European countries by comparing value items of the self-employed to that of the non-self-employed. The self-employed rate values higher that aim...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263877
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The scope of cooperation: values and incentives
Tabellini, Guido - 2008
What explains the range of situations in which individuals cooperate? This paper studies a model where individuals respond to incentives but are also influenced by norms of good conduct inherited from earlier generations. Parents rationally choose what values to transmit to their offspring, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264316
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On the origins of gender roles: Women and the plough
Alesina, Alberto; Giuliano, Paola; Nunn, Nathan - 2011
This paper seeks to better understand the historical origins of current differences in norms and beliefs about the appropriate role of women in society. We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural practices influenced the historical gender division of labor and the evolution and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285976
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Intolerance predicts climate skepticism
Johansson, Alva; Berggren, Niclas; Nilsson, Therese - 2021
While there is almost unanimous consent among scientists that climate change is real and has detrimental consequences, there is a sizable number of people who are skeptical towards these propositions and who are not worried by climate change. In an attempt to understand the basis of climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329995
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Shareholders and Stakeholders around the World: The Role of Values, Culture, and Law in Directors' Decisions
Licht, Amir N.; Adams, Renee B. - 2020
We present evidence on the way personal and institutional factors could together guide public company directors in decision-making concerning shareholders and stakeholders. In a sample comprising more than nine hundred directors originating from over fifty countries and serving in firms from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012655967
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Are the Japanese unique? : evidence from household saving and bequest behavior
Horioka, Charles - 2016
by culture and social norms by examining their saving and bequest behavior. To summarize our main findings, we find that … the Japanese are not a saving-loving people and that their saving behavior is not governed by culture and social norms …, we argue that these findings do not necessarily mean that culture and social norms do not matter. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011478422
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Folklore
Michalopoulos, Stylianos; Xue, Melanie Meng - 2019 - Revision
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012025056
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Religion and innovation
Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2015
In earlier work (Bénabou, Ticchi and Vindigni 2013) we uncovered a robust negative association between religiosity and patents per capita, holding across countries as well as US states, with and without controls. In this paper we turn to the individual level, examining the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509962